Weinberger, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. Rossi et al.

Decided March 31, 1982. William Hubbs Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 80-1924 · 456 U.S. 25 (1982) · Cited 223 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Chrysler Corp. v. Brown · 441 U.S. 281 (1979)
• McCulloch v. Sociedad Nacional De Marineros De Honduras · 372 U.S. 10 (1963)
• Consumer Product Safety Commission v. GTE Sylvania, Inc. · 447 U.S. 102 (1980)
• United States v. Universal C. I. T. Credit Corp. · 344 U.S. 218 (1952)
• United States v. Fisher · 6 U.S. 358 (1805)
• Dames & Moore v. Regan · 453 U.S. 654 (1981)
• United States v. Pink · 315 U.S. 203 (1942)
• Murray v. Schooner Charming Betsy · 6 U.S. 64 (1804)
• United States v. Belmont · 301 U.S. 324 (1937)

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• Central Bank of Denver, N. A. v. First Interstate Bank of Denver, N. A. · 511 U.S. 164 (1994)
• Argentine Republic v. Amerada Hess Shipping Corp. · 488 U.S. 428 (1989)
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Arabian American Oil Co. · 499 U.S. 244 (1991)
• Garcia v. United States · 469 U.S. 70 (1984)
• Hartford Fire Ins. Co. v. California · 509 U.S. 764 (1993)
• Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio v. Betts · 492 U.S. 158 (1989)
• Sale v. Haitian Centers Council, Inc. · 509 U.S. 155 (1993)
• Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Franklin Mint Corp. · 466 U.S. 243 (1984)

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